Environmental Sustainability Strategy

Our community indicated that environmental sustainability should be a top priority. Many of the environmental choices we make help build our city's economic and social resilience. So it makes sense for us to think about environmental sustainability when we plan our major projects or look for ways to serve ratepayers more efficiently.

Long Term Plan

The Long Term Plan sets out Lower Hutt's goals for the next 10 years and beyond. It sets out specific environmental projects and goals. It considers the environment as part of economic, social, environmental and cultural wellbeing across all business areas.

District Plan

The District Plan has information about managing the natural and built resources and how land can be used or developed. It's amended by plan changes often involving environmental measures.

Planning for climate change impacts and carbon reductions

Climate change is presenting significant challenges for communities here and around the world. We have work underway to understand and respond to the particular challenges for our city.

It’s an important conversation as climate change will impact the way we live, work and play in Lower Hutt, and it’s vital all voices are heard when community engagement gets underway in early 2020.

Waste Management and Minimisation Plan

It outlines the regional strategy and action plans to promote effective waste management and minimisation. It includes details on the individual council action plans, and contains supporting information.

Urban Forest Plan

The Urban Forest Plan sets out objectives and policies for managing vegetation (plants) across the city. The main focus areas are:

Bush reserves - protecting and maintaining native vegetation and to improving the ecology to support biodiversity